WARNING: This list is intended for serious card magicians. It’s the kind of magic that we stock here at the Denny and Lee studio and also featured on Michael’s website. These effects, books, and DVDs are not usually found on other magic sites. Spend the time to learn the classics, learn them well, and you will rewarded for the rest of your life.īelow I have listed the latest release of Michael Vincent, THE ULTIMATE TRAVELERS, as well as some books and effects that I consider meets Michael’s criteria for becoming a good card magician. If you are really serious about becoming a good card magician, take some advice from Michael Vincent. Yes, these tricks are fun to do and many times quick to learn but most of the time, their impact is fleeting. It seems that today, many of the card tricks being released and performed are quick, flourishy effects that entertain only for a brief moment and are quickly forgotten. If you don’t believe me, watch Ricky Jay perform to sell out crowds in theaters when he goes on tour. The card effects created by these masters had the correct plot and premise to keep an audience interested and leave them with the impression of something powerful and memorable. As Michael mentioned, the strongest card magic was created years ago and has stood the test of time. Go back to Hofzinser, Robert- Houdin, and Dai Vernon. The internet has created a market for thousands of new card tricks with slick demo videos and packaging but is this really the best card magic available? I don’t think so. The lecture was truly inspirational and provided a guideline for the CORRECT way to learn card magic. “When Michael Vincent lectured here at our studio last Saturday, he made a lot of sense. I hope you enjoy Denny’s thoughts about learning magic and what you can do to take your magic to the next level.Īre You Serious About Your Card Magic? by Denny Haney With his kind permission, Denny has allowed me to reproduce a portion of his newsletter for the benefit of my community. Today, I received a wonderful e-mail newsletter from Denny featuring his evaluation on my lecture and the correct attitude and approach to learning card magic and magic in general for that matter. I am happy to say that my lecture was well received and featured a heartfelt standing ovation on my final stop. I also presented my lecture for Marc De Souza and his community of magicians in Philadelphia. My last stop on my three city visit was at Denny & Lee’s Magic Shop in Baltimore. It was a great privilege to lecture here for the first time in my career. My personal quest started in 1982 where I visited Tannens for the first time. This item can only be sold at retail, and may not be included in any sales event.I recently had the great pleasure of presenting my new lecture “The Quest for Mastery” at the world-famous magic shop Tannens in New York City.
Whether you are a skilled professional searching for that finishing touch or just a beginner interested in learning the basics of card magic, this book has it all. Erdnase by none other than Martin Gardner. If you are more interested in Erdnase the man, turn to the final chapter in The Annotated Erdnaseand read a previously unpublished essay on the true identity of S.W.
All of the original illustrations have been enlarged and positioned more logically in the text. The original text has been completely reset in a larger, more readable type. If you are only interested in the moves and tricks in The Expert at the Card Table, The Annotated Erdnaseis the book for you. You will gain fascinating insight into the state of card magic before Erdnase's time and how his momentous book affected the art. You will also find a number of illustrations reproduced from other rare books and an added chapter containing essays written by some of today's most knowledgeable cardmen.
Darwin's tutoring coupled with 115 crystal – clear photographs provide a wealth of additional knowledge. He sheds new light on the history of various moves and effects, provides technical insight into their proper execution, gives cross references for further reading and includes hundreds of little know bits of obscure information.
He has spent the past ten years researching and writing 273 annotations, more than doubling the size of the original book. After a lifetime of study, no one is more qualified to elucidate this classic book than Darwin Ortiz. And, whether your interest is in the man who wrote the book or in trying to understand his original text, this is a book that will satisfy you.